ARM & HAMMER

East Union and Sierra's softball rivalry took a back seat during the final week of the Valley Oak League season and the days following.

GOAL ORIENTED

Nicole Vanni, the 2009 Bulletin All-Area Most Valuable Player, is quite possibly the best girls soccer player ever to compete at Sierra High.

ABOVE & BEYOND

It's hard to look back on everything the 2009 Bulletin All-Area Track Athletes of the Year, Sierra High hurdler Courtney Whitlock and Weston Ranch hurdler Angell Mayfield, were able to accomplish over the course of the season and not be thoroughly impressed.

LEADERS OF THE PACK

One put the finishing touches on an outstanding high school career.

LINKED IN

On April 27, baby-faced Kyle Harman became the man.

STREAK SNAPPED

AREA STARS’ LAST HURRAH

STOCKTON - Recent Manteca High graduate Ricky Acosta restrained himself from throwing his helmet in the bottom of the eighth inning after his bases-loaded double led to just one run no thanks to base running mishap ahead of him.

Rivals turned roommates, teammates

STOCKTON - Sierra High snapped a seven-game losing streak to hated rival Manteca last fall, but on Saturday members from both teams along with East Union will look to preserve the North's recent string of dominance of the South in the 36th Annual Lions Club All-Star Football Classic at the University of the Pacific.

SENIOR CIRCUIT

The 19th Annual High School All-Star Baseball-Softball Classic will be held Friday, June 19 at the San Joaquin Delta College Sports Complexes in Stockton.

19th Annual High School All-Star Baseball-Softball Classic

BASEBALL

Mayfield takes his place on the podium

CLOVIS – Angell Mayfield has put Weston Ranch on the map.

Mayfield shatters PR, qualifies for state final

CLOVIS – To fully understand just how difficult it is to qualify for the California Interscholastic Federation State Track and Field Championship Finals, consider this: When the CIF last released its participation survey two years ago, there were 735,503 California high school students participating in athletics.

Mayfield aims to extend historic season

Rick Cuevas said that his star Weston Ranch High pupil, Angell Mayfield, is just now realizing how good he is.

Spartans looking ahead

Lathrop High's athletic program has survived a tough first year, and Bill Slikker believes that it's on track to thrive for years to come.

Buff sports awards

A LESSON IN FOCUS

In post-game huddles at opposite ends of Agostini Field, the coaching staffs for the Manteca and East Union baseball teams delivered the same message.

Jags top Sierra in critical match

Sierra came out the gates amped for senior night Tuesday and scored the game's first two goals in just 13 minutes against the defending Valley Oak League champion Kimball.

Rose a thorn in WR’s side

STOCKTON – Peyton Rose struck out seven and allowed just one runner to third Tuesday to lead Manteca to a 6-0 win over host Weston Ranch in Valley Oak League softball action.

Sierra takes care of business

STOCKTON – Sierra belted 17 hits Tuesday and put up eight runs in the second inning and eight more in the seventh to pummel host Weston Ranch 16-1 in Valley Oak League baseball action.

Indians looking ‘Sharp’ with TVL tourney Monday

OAKDALE – Barring a collapse at the Trans-Valley League Championship, the Ripon High boys golf team has assured itself at least a share of its third straight league crown.

CENTER OF ATTENTION

Joshua Patton had a goal in mind when he first stepped foot on the Sierra High campus as a freshman.

Last man standing

Lucas Widmer had a giant pair of shoes to fill heading into his senior season the mat.

Ripon’s Sharp medals, RC 2nd at Tracy Tournament

TRACY – Nick Sharp's game appears to be peaking at the right time.

FAST START

A leadoff home run coupled with five more runs in the first two innings for East Union proved to be too much for Ripon to handle Saturday in the third annual Cancer Awareness softball game.

Rising Star

Olivia Vezaldenos has the type of talent not typically seen on the high school hardwood but more on blacktops and playgrounds.

Cantu took perfect mark into CIF final

There are two sides to Alyssa Cantu, Weston Ranch's groundbreaking wrestler who took second in the CIF State Girls Championships last month at the Visalia Convention Center.

East Union blanked by the Tigers

The East Union baseball team won't see Tokay and sophomore pitcher Nick Dentoni the rest of the season, and that's a good thing.

DEFENDING THEIR TURF

Guss Schmiedt Field hasn't been too kind to Sierra's girls soccer team the last two years.

Sierra gets split against Oakdale

Sierra standout Dakota Conners delivered on Thursday afternoon in Oakdale.

Rounsville shines as EU beats Buffs

East Union sophomore Nick Rounsville missed an eagle putt and left a couple of birdies short during Thursday's 205-235 Valley Oak League victory over Manteca at the Manteca Park Golf Course.